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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Brim R M/Composite Aero 173/RG-EXL · Melbourne, FL · July 7, 2019

Date
July 7, 2019 · 08:40 local
Place
Melbourne, FL
Airport
Melbourne International
Phase of flight
Landing: Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N87BR
Reported as
Brim R M/Composite Aero 173/RG-EXL
Reported engine
Lycoming IO-540 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
193 total

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

While practicing touch and go's pilot reported his nose gear would not extend. Pilot made several attempts to recycle gear in both normal and emergency modes and nose gear would not extend. Pilot alerted tower and initiated landing on runway 27R with the nose gear up. No injuries reported.

As the FAA filed it

WHILE PRACTICING TOUCH AND GO'S PILOT REPORTED HIS NOSE GEAR WOULD NOT EXTEND. PILOT MADE SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO RECYCLE GEAR IN BOTH NORMAL AND EMERGENCY MODES AND NOSE GEAR WOULD NOT EXTEND. PILOT ALERTED TOWER AND INITIATED LANDING ON RUNWAY 27R WITH THE NOSE GEAR UP. NO INJURIES REPORTED.

Other reports on N87BR · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.